# Fictional Character Relationships

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-character-relationships/237469
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 31, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-character-relationships/237469 "2004-03-31T04:42:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-character-relationships/237469/1 "2004-03-31T04:42:31Z")

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So, we’re watching _That 70s Show_ and Eric just made a snide comment about Nixon. When confronted by Red, he backpedals with “Nixon was framed and Kennedy was a commie?”

I stared at the TV for a minute, and then exclaimed “Red Foreman is Alex P. Keaton?” My roommate’s response was “I think the 2 of them would get along.”

So, what other fictional characters could you see striking up a friendship (or a romantic relationship)?

As another example, I’d love to see the results if _Die Hard_’s John McClane ever met _Lethal Weapon_’s Martin Riggs. 🙂

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### Author: ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2004, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-character-relationships/237469/2 "2004-03-31T05:02:01Z")

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Blade and Angel

Buffy and Scully

Chris Knight and Wesley Crusher and Marvin (T.P.A.)

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### Author: ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-character-relationships/237469/3 "2004-03-31T05:58:58Z")

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Something else I’d like to see: A school class consisting of Bart Simpson, Calvin, Dennis Mitchell, Ramona Quimby and similar “wild child” characters. Those kids could really come up with a scheme to drive a teacher crazy.

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### Author: ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-character-relationships/237469/4 "2004-03-31T06:06:39Z")

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Daria Morgendorffer and Dr. Susan Calvin.